Cleaning a stainless steel revolver

chrisintexas · July 16, 2014, 09:21 AM

how do you do it. Cleaning the barrel and the cylinders. what do you use?

madmo44mag · July 16, 2014, 09:32 AM

My go-to solvent is SweetShooter.
Here is a links.
Great stuff.
The longer you use it the easier the gun cleans up.
http://www.tecrolan.com/

mudlark · July 16, 2014, 04:58 PM

chris

Do yourself a favor. Pick up a short, one piece rod, brass or aluminum. I have a old aluminum one - not sure if anyone even makes those any more. The type with the loop at the end helps with holding it. Get a brass brush to match the caliber.

After shooting, I just give the piece a wipe to remove the powder residue. Then I wrap a patch around my brush, wet and scrub the chambers and bore. I shoot cast bullets and the patch collects the slight lead residue rather than my sleeves or the shooting bench. (no, the patch does not prevent the brush from scrubbing) I repeat till I'm satisfied. I use a small brass brush on the area of the proximal bore and top strap where I get a bit of carbon build up. I use a dry toothbrush to brush away any gunk from other nooks and crannies and the front and rear of the cylinder. Swab the chambers and bore with a light coat of oil. One small drop of oil into moving parts areas. Any oil on my hands I just wipe onto the piece. (Balistol,non toxic). Ten minutes max.

One more thing. Leave the powder burns on the front of the cylinder. It gives a revolver character.

The Rattler · July 16, 2014, 09:23 PM

My personal preference is to remove the stains from the front of the cylinder. They don't hurt anything because they are just stains. But I still preference removing them. To do that, use a treated lead removing cloth. Rub hard until the stains are gone. Birchwood Casey sells a good lead removing cloth as well as other manufacturers. The last time I used Midway's brand, it was worthless. That's all you need.

This is likely to draw comments, but another way is to spray break cleaner with no chlorine through the bore, through the cylinder chambers, & at the very front of the cylinder where the stains are. You must take care to keep the break cleaner clear of any non-metal surfaces, such as rubber handles. (Don't use break cleaner on any blued surfaces.)

Then, use regular solvent, bronze bore brushes, & patches to clean the weapon. Apply bronze hand brushes rubbing until the stains on the cylinder disappear.

Slopemeno · July 17, 2014, 02:59 AM

Lewis Lead Remover and Lead Wipeaway cloth.

July 16, 2014, 09:21 AM	#1
chrisintexas Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2012 Posts: 388	Cleaning a stainless steel revolver how do you do it. Cleaning the barrel and the cylinders. what do you use? Last edited by chrisintexas; July 16, 2014 at 09:26 AM.

July 16, 2014, 09:32 AM	#2
madmo44mag Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2008 Location: Ft.Worth, Texas Posts: 1,522	My go-to solvent is SweetShooter. Here is a links. Great stuff. The longer you use it the easier the gun cleans up. http://www.tecrolan.com/ __________________ Texas - Not just a state but an attitude! For monthly shooting events in DFW visit http://www.meetup.com/TexasGunOwner-DFW

July 16, 2014, 09:23 PM	#4
The Rattler Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 2013 Posts: 111	Stainless Steel My personal preference is to remove the stains from the front of the cylinder. They don't hurt anything because they are just stains. But I still preference removing them. To do that, use a treated lead removing cloth. Rub hard until the stains are gone. Birchwood Casey sells a good lead removing cloth as well as other manufacturers. The last time I used Midway's brand, it was worthless. That's all you need. This is likely to draw comments, but another way is to spray break cleaner with no chlorine through the bore, through the cylinder chambers, & at the very front of the cylinder where the stains are. You must take care to keep the break cleaner clear of any non-metal surfaces, such as rubber handles. (Don't use break cleaner on any blued surfaces.) Then, use regular solvent, bronze bore brushes, & patches to clean the weapon. Apply bronze hand brushes rubbing until the stains on the cylinder disappear.

July 16, 2014, 04:58 PM	#3
mudlark Member Join Date: April 1, 2008 Posts: 39	chris Do yourself a favor. Pick up a short, one piece rod, brass or aluminum. I have a old aluminum one - not sure if anyone even makes those any more. The type with the loop at the end helps with holding it. Get a brass brush to match the caliber. After shooting, I just give the piece a wipe to remove the powder residue. Then I wrap a patch around my brush, wet and scrub the chambers and bore. I shoot cast bullets and the patch collects the slight lead residue rather than my sleeves or the shooting bench. (no, the patch does not prevent the brush from scrubbing) I repeat till I'm satisfied. I use a small brass brush on the area of the proximal bore and top strap where I get a bit of carbon build up. I use a dry toothbrush to brush away any gunk from other nooks and crannies and the front and rear of the cylinder. Swab the chambers and bore with a light coat of oil. One small drop of oil into moving parts areas. Any oil on my hands I just wipe onto the piece. (Balistol,non toxic). Ten minutes max. One more thing. Leave the powder burns on the front of the cylinder. It gives a revolver character.

July 17, 2014, 02:59 AM	#5
Slopemeno Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2007 Posts: 2,663	Lewis Lead Remover and Lead Wipeaway cloth.